Team KKR spent the night in Varanasi after the flight was diverted due to bad weather. cricket news

Kolkata Knight Riders players faced a tragic experience as they were forced to spend a night in Varanasi after their flight from Lucknow to Kolkata was diverted multiple times due to bad weather. After a massive 98-run win over Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday, the Shreyas Iyer-led side left for Kolkata at 5:45 pm on Monday. The team was scheduled to reach at 7.25 pm. But due to adverse weather conditions it was impossible to land the aircraft in Kolkata, the charter flight had to be diverted first to Guwahati and then to Varanasi.

“Due to bad weather in Kolkata, KKR charter flight has been diverted to Guwahati. We have just landed here,” KKR media team said in an update at 8.46 pm. Then another update at 9.43 pm said, “We have received clearance to fly back to Kolkata from Guwahati. Estimated arrival: 11 pm.” However, the troubles were far from over for the players and support staff as several attempts to land the flight failed, forcing officials to divert the flight mid-air to Varanasi.

An update on 1 said, “The flight took off from Guwahati for Kolkata, was scheduled to land at 11 pm. Despite several attempts, landing could not be done once again due to bad weather. Now diverted towards Varanasi in mid-air.” Given. Just landed here.” :15 am.

After this the KKR team spent the night in Varanasi and will leave for Kolkata this afternoon.

“The team will move to a hotel in Varanasi for overnight stay. There will be a return flight to Kolkata TBD on Tuesday (May 7) afternoon,” the KKR media team said in its last update at 3:00 am.

Fortunately, KKR’s next game is against Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens on May 11. The two-time former champions will play their final two league matches against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on May 13 and Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on May 19.

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